ACC tournament roundup: No. 11 Duke upsets No. 6. Notre Dame

Field Level Media|published: Sat 8th March, 17:03 2025

Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron (11) attempts to block a shot by Duke guard Oluchi Okananwa (5) during a NCAA women's basketball game between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 11 Duke at Purcell Pavilion on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in South Bend.

Oluchi Okananwa scored 14 points off the bench and No. 11 Duke knocked off regular-season co-champion and sixth-ranked Notre Dame 61-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C.

Ashlon Jackson added 12 points for third-seeded Duke (25-7), which meets No. 7 North Carolina State (26-5), the tournament's top seed, in Sunday's title game.

Hannah Hidalgo, the ACC Player of the Year, poured in 23 points and Olivia Miles had 10 for second-seeded Notre Dame (26-5). The Fighting Irish shot 3-for-15 on 3-pointers.

The Blue Devils trailed 31-29 at halftime, but ended the third quarter with a late surge before Okananwa's 3-pointer to begin the fourth frame made it 50-42.

No. 7 NC State 66, No. 14 North Carolina 55

Aziaha James poured in 19 points and the Wolfpack bolted to a double-digit lead en route to a win over the Tar Heels in the other Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal.

Madison Hayes and Lorena Awou both scored 10 points as NC State avenged a one-point road loss on Feb. 16.

Indya Nivar's 13 points and Maria Gakdeng's 10 points and 10 rebounds paced fifth-seeded North Carolina (27-7), which shot just 27.9 percent from the field.

Tilda Trygger scored the Wolfpack's first eight points as part of a 16-0 stretch that produced a 16-5 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Tar Heels endured a scoring drought of nearly 11 minutes as NC built a 21-5 edge, but North Carolina was within 33-26 at halftime.

--Field Level Media

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